Catalan ‘political prisoners’ claims untrue, says Amnesty
• Neither jailed activists nor former Catalan ministers are ‘political prisoners’ • Secessionists, supporters continue making claim, despite Amnesty clarification Despite claims…
• Neither jailed activists nor former Catalan ministers are ‘political prisoners’ • Secessionists, supporters continue making claim, despite Amnesty clarification Despite claims…
• Judges order searches, detentions of officials linked to independence vote • More than 6mn ballots confiscated, 14 officials arrested in coordinated…
• Junts pel Sí, CUP pro-independence parties pass law despite court warnings • Socialists, Ciudadanos, PP walkout to protest irregularities, stifling of…
• Parties pledge to undo PP austerity measures, legislation of last Congress • Divergence on censure motion against Rajoy, Catalan independence vote…
• Socialists slated to meet in Barcelona to discuss measures to avert crisis • PSOE to introduce Constitutional reform measures, other initiatives…
• Junts pel Sí says Constitution trumped by new ‘supreme’ independence law • Simple ‘Yes’ majority vote would trigger secession from Spain…
• Socialists embrace ‘plurinational’ nature of Spain in party’s new platform • PP, Ciudadanos roundly criticize move as ‘radical’ leftward shift in…
• PSOE falts Podemos motion for lack of clear program for alternative gov’t • Unidos Podemos, allies headed for certain defeat on…
• No confidence vote over alleged obstruction of investigations into PP corruption • Censure marks another corruption-related blow to Partido Popular government…
• ‘Tribunal Constitucional’ unanimously suspends budget for up to five months • Court issues warns Puigdemont, 18 others to desist or risk…
• Mas found guilty of promoting unconstitutional independence referendum • Former Catalan president fined, barred from public office for two years In…
• EnComúPodem calls for new elections rather than go-it-alone plebiscite • 59pct of Catalans want accord with central gov’t over independence vote…
• ‘You don’t have to be afraid to use the word’, Gabriel Rufián tells PP’s Rajoy • ERC deputy urges more measures…
• Current leader Iceta faces off against Gramanet mayor Parlón in tight race • Both candidates pledge to reverse PSC’s decade-long slide…
• Basque leader Aitor Esteban says investiture deal with PP’s Rajoy ‘impossible’ • Homs says PDC would support Sánchez if PSOE agrees…
• Democràcia i Llibertat ~ Democracy and Freedom (DiL) • The Partit Demòcrata Europeu Català (PDeCat, or Catalan European Democratic Party) is…
• Socialists now can vote ‘No’ on Rajoy, freed from abstaining on investiture bid • Rajoy may now attempt election with Ciudadanos,…
• High Court judge says Catalan ex-President willfully disobeyed Supreme Court • Recommends, Mas and two others face trial over Nov 2014…
• Podemos cedes veto power over post-election coalitions to Catalan partners • Accord effectively shackles governing pact to Catalan referendum litmus test…
• En Comú Podem ~ Together We Can • En Comú Podem is an electoral coalition based in Spain’s northern region of…
A guide to Spain’s leading political parties from Progressive Spain: NATIONAL :: Left-of-Centre Parties/Coalitions Partido Socialista Obrero Español ~ Spanish Socialist Workers…
• Legislation introduced to anul verdicts against regime’s political opponents • 100,000 court martials, more than 4,400 executions in Catalonia under Franco…
• Partido Popular slams Socialists & Podemos for ‘bad governing practices’ • Ad anticipates 26-J election strategy to paint PSOE as part…
• Ciudadanos ~ Citizens / Partido de la Ciudadanía ~ Party of the Citizenry Ciudadanos, or Partido de la Ciudadanía, also known…
• Party leader presents lineup of 20 candidates for PSOE cabinet posts • List includes male-female parity, former Ministers & Supreme Court…
• Catalan party stalwart won’t lead June slate, leaves Congress after 16 years • Chacón not leaving politics completely, stays in PSOE’s…
• Pablo Iglesias tells PSOE, Ciudadanos their accord is ‘dead in the water’ • Podemos insists on Catalonia’s ‘right to decide’ on…
• Iglesias drops Vice-President demand, won’t join gov’t with Ciudadanos • Pedro Sánchez of the Socialist party (PSOE) and Pablo Iglesias of…
• New study says voter perception of Catalanismo as left-wing is distorted • A new study of voter perceptions in Spain’s northeast…
• Ciudadanos increase favorable ratings following first investiture debates • The Socialist party (PSOE) believes declining poll numbers for Podemos combined with…
• Says Valencians need in-out vote to ‘redefine our relationship’ with Spain • In a shift of direction for new-left, anti-austerity party…